Happy New ChristmaHanuKwanSolstice!

Dec 7th, 2007
by TheOrganicSister.

“Happy Holidays” is just too impersonal and “Merry Christmas” leaves a lot of people out. So there ya go.

It does not feel like anything close to Christmas-time! If it were not for Z insisting on the holiday music station and “gently” reminding us of our festive duties, we’d probably forget all together. Not to brag, but when it’s just starting to drop below 60 degrees, it’s hard to imagine Ol’ St. Nick poppin’ in anytime soon.
Between my niece, S, going home yesterday and all my exciting duties for Ron Paul, we haven’t had much time to do all the things we did last year (we celebrated or studied, to some extent, every freakin’ holiday possible last December, as well as baked, made snowflakes and other assorted crafts and G-d knows what else). But we have done something!
I read an article about buying fresh trees that can be composted as opposed to fake trees that will go in the landfill, so I think I’m convinced to keep the fake one in the attic from now on (we usually alternate years with fake/fresh trees).
Tree shopping (with a lil’ off camera tree-hugging):


Christmas tree decorating is always a bit sad for me. I’ve lost all but one of my childhood ornaments…but at least it’s the best one I still have, a spinning ballerina that I failed to get a pic of:


Ah, yes. This would be what happens when you ask your 8 year old to put the P-E-A-C-E stocking holders up for you:

I had to share this pic because I’m soooo proud of how yummy my Turkey Leftover Soup came out. I didn’t burn it or the pan!

I know these pics are kinda dark but I just thought my walls looked so prrrty! (Click on them for the full effect):

Hmm, what else is going on? I’m gettin’ crafty! I’m making just about all our Christmas gifts as well as holidayish pillow coverings for my anything-but-holiday-colored-pillows, dishcloths and other stuff I can’t reveal because recipients might be reading. I’ll be sure to share all my crafty glory after Xmas.

We’re also dedicating ourselves to a “green” Christmas…less consumerism, more handmade, homemade, recycled, gifts with less packaging and less wrapping. The only dilemma thus far is finding Z the perfect gift. He’s a hard kid to shop for when you’re trying to cut down on your consumerism. So he might be left out of our green resolution.

Hmm, this post makes it look like we had a lot of Christmasing going on around here. Well we haven’t. We’v been so busy campaigning for Ron Paul that our bins that did contain our decorations are still sitting in front of our fireplace and I keep putting off our Xmas pics and cards. Grr, crap. Christmas letters. I gotta go.

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2 Comments

  1. KSullie says:
    December 12, 2007 at 4:52 pm

    thats a big christmas tree. i think one of my little dreams is to own and run a chritmas tree lot one day…not that far-fetched of a dream at all…and may not take that long to realize :)

  2. Stephanie says:
    December 16, 2007 at 4:14 am

    A few years ago (I don’t know if they still do) the A&E channel always ran “Happy Hanukkah” ads. This was pretty much in the beginning/midst of the pc thing, and I thought it was so cool!
    I’m so glad that you mentioned it, too.
    I think what I’ll do – is preceding each holiday, say Happy Hanukkah! and then Happy Solstice! But the very first one is The Enlightenment of Buddha but I can’t remember what that one is called… and then Merry Christmas which I will gladly temper with Feliz Navidad! and lots of other Happy Christmases followed by Happy Kwanzaa! and then Happy New Year!
    Ha!
    I’m with you.
    Happy HOlidays is lazy and too generic! :)
    Steph S.